CAREER EXPLORATION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT TIPS
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- The myfuture website is a free resource used to explore career options, job descriptions, developing work ready skills and investigating career insights. It is free to register so long as you create a username and password.
https://myfuture.edu.au/
- The myfuture website is a free resource used to explore career options, job descriptions, developing work ready skills and investigating career insights. It is free to register so long as you create a username and password.
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- Job Outlook – can help students make decisions about study and training, first job, or the next step in their career. The site lets users explore careers to learn about future outlook, pay, main tasks, physical and other demands, the skills, knowledge and abilities needed, and links to job vacancies and related courses.
https://www.joboutlook.gov.au/
- Job Outlook – can help students make decisions about study and training, first job, or the next step in their career. The site lets users explore careers to learn about future outlook, pay, main tasks, physical and other demands, the skills, knowledge and abilities needed, and links to job vacancies and related courses.
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- Careers Bullseyes can be helpful to see the overall picture of jobs and qualifications required. These can also be found on the myfuture website. Using the link below you can click on an area of interest and then click on the jobs in each of the levels to see a job description and skills/training required, this is a free resource that you can register with myfuture website.
https://www.vichighcareers.com/?page=career-targets&area=6
- Careers Bullseyes can be helpful to see the overall picture of jobs and qualifications required. These can also be found on the myfuture website. Using the link below you can click on an area of interest and then click on the jobs in each of the levels to see a job description and skills/training required, this is a free resource that you can register with myfuture website.
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- Job Jumpstart – offers support for young jobseekers and their parents, teachers, and career advisers, with printable workbooks and tip sheets, recruitment insights from Australian employers, and information and links to government resources.
https://www.jobjumpstart.gov.au/
- Job Jumpstart – offers support for young jobseekers and their parents, teachers, and career advisers, with printable workbooks and tip sheets, recruitment insights from Australian employers, and information and links to government resources.
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- Career Ladders – see the options and occupations available in certain study areas or interest areas.
https://www.gooduniversitiesguide.com.au/careers-guide
- Career Ladders – see the options and occupations available in certain study areas or interest areas.
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- The myskills website connects individuals and employers with training organisations that best suit their needs. https://www.myskills.gov.au/ This website also contains a resources page that includes videos of people giving tips about apprenticeships and the workforce. https://www.myskills.gov.au/more/resources/
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- Exploring job descriptions and qualifications required using the following website that provide overviews of tasks carried out in certain occupations.
https://smartandskilled.nsw.gov.au/for-students/job-guides
- Exploring job descriptions and qualifications required using the following website that provide overviews of tasks carried out in certain occupations.
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- Exploring job descriptions and qualifications required using the following website that provide overviews of tasks carried out in certain occupations.
https://smartandskilled.nsw.gov.au/for-students/job-guides
- Exploring job descriptions and qualifications required using the following website that provide overviews of tasks carried out in certain occupations.
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- Skills Road is an excellent site with lots of information about jobs and careers plus various tests and quizzes to help you learn more about yourself.
https://www.skillsroad.com.au/
- Skills Road is an excellent site with lots of information about jobs and careers plus various tests and quizzes to help you learn more about yourself.
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- Videos about getting an apprenticeship or what it’s like working in a trade.
http://www.skillsone.com.au/
- Videos about getting an apprenticeship or what it’s like working in a trade.
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- Career advice for young people including information about how to look for a job, how to get a job, volunteering and career planning.
https://www.youthcentral.vic.gov.au/jobs-and-careers
- Career advice for young people including information about how to look for a job, how to get a job, volunteering and career planning.
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- Victorian Skills Gateway website tips and tools on getting started in a career pathway
https://www.skills.vic.gov.au/victorianskillsgateway/Pages/home.aspx
- Victorian Skills Gateway website tips and tools on getting started in a career pathway
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- Parent Guide to assisting your children with career planning booklet
https://www.careertools.com.au/resources/career_coaching_parent_guide_aug_18.pdf
- Parent Guide to assisting your children with career planning booklet
- Career conversations for parents and their children support materials
https://www.education.vic.gov.au/parents/career-planning/Pages/default.aspx
SENIOR SCHOOL OPTIONS
VCE = Victorian Certificate of Education
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- VCAA (Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority) website information about VCE
https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Pages/faqs/vceparents.aspxVCAL = Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning
- VCAA (Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority) website information about VCE
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- VCAA website information about VCAL
https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Pages/vcal/students/index.aspxVET = Vocational Education & Training
- VCAA website information about VCAL
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- VCAA website information about VET
https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Pages/vet/GetVET/index.aspx
- VCAA website information about VET
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- Unique Student Identifier (USI) is a number students use to enroll and undertake any training. This number should be recorded somewhere safe to be able to enroll in courses. To obtain a USI or retrieve a forgotten USI go to
https://www.usi.gov.au/
- Unique Student Identifier (USI) is a number students use to enroll and undertake any training. This number should be recorded somewhere safe to be able to enroll in courses. To obtain a USI or retrieve a forgotten USI go to
STUDY OPTIONS BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL – UNIVERSITY, TAFE AND ADF
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- Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) is the central organisation used to make tertiary offers to students. Students can also make direct applications for TAFE courses and some University courses, please see careers staff if you have questions. Students in year 12 will need to create an account during term 3 of their school year and add their preferences of course options. Scroll down and click on the Coursesearch option to investigate University courses and their entry requirements and prerequisites including ATAR scores.
http://www.vtac.edu.au/
- Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) is the central organisation used to make tertiary offers to students. Students can also make direct applications for TAFE courses and some University courses, please see careers staff if you have questions. Students in year 12 will need to create an account during term 3 of their school year and add their preferences of course options. Scroll down and click on the Coursesearch option to investigate University courses and their entry requirements and prerequisites including ATAR scores.
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- VTAC Year 11 and 12 Guide (2018) – contains information about the tertiary preferences process, useful tips on searching courses, case studies and important dates.
http://www.vtac.edu.au/files/pdf/publications/2018_year_11_and_12_guide.pdf
- VTAC Year 11 and 12 Guide (2018) – contains information about the tertiary preferences process, useful tips on searching courses, case studies and important dates.
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- VTAC Year 10 Guide (2018) – contains useful tips on selecting a course pathway for years 11 and 12.
http://www.vtac.edu.au/files/pdf/publications/2018_year_10_guide.pdf
- VTAC Year 10 Guide (2018) – contains useful tips on selecting a course pathway for years 11 and 12.
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- ATAR = Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank information
https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/pages/faqs/vcecurrentstudents.aspx#H3N1001D
- ATAR = Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank information
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- Where to Now? Publication by VCAA includes information about options available to students: tertiary, apprenticeships, traineeships.
https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Pages/wtn/introduction.aspx
- Where to Now? Publication by VCAA includes information about options available to students: tertiary, apprenticeships, traineeships.
TAFE = Technical and Further Education. TAFE organisations provide training in trade and technical industries: electrician, automotive, plumbing, hospitality, health, beauty and many more. They also offer many short courses for example: Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA), Construction Induction (CI or white card), literacy and numeracy and many more. The local TAFE providers include Federation Training, Apprenticeships Group Australia (AGA) and Gippsland Employment Skills Training (GEST).
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- TAFE directory: https://www.training.com.au/pt/tafe-courses-in-victoria/
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- TAFE course search: https://www.skills.vic.gov.au/victorianskillsgateway/Students/Pages/tafe.aspx
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- Good Universities guide – want to find out more about courses on offer at some of Victoria’s leading universities?? You can go directly to a University website or the link below presents the names of different universities you can click on to investigate course offerings.
https://www.gooduniversitiesguide.com.au/universities-tafes-colleges/universities-in-australia/universities-in-victoria
- Good Universities guide – want to find out more about courses on offer at some of Victoria’s leading universities?? You can go directly to a University website or the link below presents the names of different universities you can click on to investigate course offerings.
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- Scholarships – there are Scholarships being made available all the time and they cover a broad range of areas and have differing selection criteria.
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- The Good Universities link has updated information about scholarships: https://www.gooduniversitiesguide.com.au/scholarships#.VpIdxlLLns4
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- Rural student scholarships search in Victoria, other states can be investigated by changing the search filter: https://cef.org.au/student-support/search-for-scholarships/?_sfm_state=Victoria%20%28VIC%29
Australian Defence Forces (ADF) has many career pathways.
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- Jobs and career pathways in the ADF https://www.defencejobs.gov.au/
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- ADF jobs in the political field of the defence forces.http://www.defence.gov.au/
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- Gap Year options with the ADF
https://www.defencejobs.gov.au/students-and-education/gap-year/?page=1&perPage=21&query=
- Gap Year options with the ADF
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- Year 13!! Gap Year options. Students wishing to take a gap year before starting tertiary studies
https://year13.com.au/
https://www.vichighcareers.com/pages/gap-year-volunteering/temp/gapyear_programs.html
- Year 13!! Gap Year options. Students wishing to take a gap year before starting tertiary studies
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- Volunteering and exchange programs
https://www.vichighcareers.com/pages/gap-year-volunteering/temp/volunteering.html
- Volunteering and exchange programs
BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL – EMPLOYMENT, APPRENTICESHIPS, TRAINEESHIPS
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- This website provides information about Australian Apprenticeships and the process involved. The careers staff are happy to assist students as they navigate through the application process.
https://www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au/
- This website provides information about Australian Apprenticeships and the process involved. The careers staff are happy to assist students as they navigate through the application process.
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- Apprenticeship pathways Australia an apprentice job search website.
https://www.aapathways.com.au/
- Apprenticeship pathways Australia an apprentice job search website.
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- MIGA Apprentices and trainees job search tool, click on the jobs tab at the top and select the state you wish to search
https://www.migas.com.au/
- MIGA Apprentices and trainees job search tool, click on the jobs tab at the top and select the state you wish to search
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- Payment assistance and support in an apprenticeship
https://www.humanservices.gov.au/individuals/subjects/payments-students-and-trainees
- Payment assistance and support in an apprenticeship
Job search online tools can help to cater the search to your chosen interest area and location. Local job search resources include:
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- Jora jobs:
https://au.jora.com/
- Jora jobs:
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- Baw Baw Jobs Board on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/groups/151525825315162/
- Baw Baw Jobs Board on Facebook
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- The following website will take you to the best top 20 websites for job search and careers.
https://www.ici.net.au/blog/the-best-20-australian-job-and-career-sites/
- The following website will take you to the best top 20 websites for job search and careers.
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- Spot jobs is a casual, part-time and retail employment job search tool
https://www.spotjobs.com/
- Spot jobs is a casual, part-time and retail employment job search tool
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- Victorian Police Careers
https://www.police.vic.gov.au/careers
- Victorian Police Careers
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- Work Safe provides information about health and safety in the workplace. Outlines the rights and responsibilities of both employers and employees in relation to Occupational Health and Safety.
https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/
- Work Safe provides information about health and safety in the workplace. Outlines the rights and responsibilities of both employers and employees in relation to Occupational Health and Safety.
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- Safe@Work testing modules for General and Industry specific
https://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/students/beyond/Pages/quiz.aspx
- Safe@Work testing modules for General and Industry specific
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- Tax File Number (TFN) for information on what a TFN is and how to get one.
https://www.ato.gov.au/individuals/tax-file-number/\
- Tax File Number (TFN) for information on what a TFN is and how to get one.
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- Lodging a tax return for the first time
https://www.careertools.com.au/docs/first_tax_return.pdf
- Lodging a tax return for the first time
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- Managing Money tips for Under 25s
https://www.moneysmart.gov.au/life-events-and-you/under-25s
- Managing Money tips for Under 25s